St. Mary Basketball Tournament to begin

The 40th annual Saint Mary School Milford Basketball Tournament will take place from March 1-16. Food is available for purchase throughout the tourney.

Fun Day will begin on Friday, Feb. 28, with a basketball clinic for all St. Mary students in Pre-K through second grade. The clinic will be led by the boys and girls 8th grade varsity basketball teams. All participants get a free tee-shirts.

From 4:30 to 9 p.m., parent vs. student games, tournament sponsor recognition, Fitzpatrick Award recipients and the alumni vs. 8th grade team game will be held.

New this year are raffle tickets for two free weeks of Notre Dame Knights Basketball Camp. This is a one-day raffle. Stop by on Sunday, March 16 to purchase a ticket. Wwinner will be drawn that day. One does not need to be present at the time of the raffle to win. Tickets are $5 each

Over the course of the tournament, tickets are $1 (six for $5) for themed raffle baskets, including Shopping Spree, American Girl, Arts & Crafts, Lottery, Chocolate Lovers, and Movie Night to name a few.

Official games begin March 1, and continue every Saturday and Sunday through March 16. There will be additional games also played during the week.

Visit eteamz.com/SMSbasketballMilford/ for up to the minute tournament information.

Admission to games is $3 for adults and $2 for student/seniors. Contact Dennis at moden@optonline.net with questions.

Tournament sponsors include: Napoli Motors, Cogguillo Family Dentistry and Filanowski Farms; Fast Break sponsors are Stop & Shop and Milford Bank and  Free Throw sponsors are Morrison Insurance and Pediatrics Plus.